Jekyll and Hyde Essay!

Can anyone explain to me what we are to do for the Jekyll and Hyde Essay? I am very lost due to missing a day of class.
I believe we are to do something using our Persuasive Argument, but I'm not sure how. Please Help!

Blog Assignment # 4: Persuasive Argument

People of the jury, I insist that my client Mr.Edward Hyde has been accused of a heinous crime that was not indeed beyond a shadow of a doubt, entirely his fault. There is no denying Mr.Hyde has had confrontation with Sir Danvers Carew, from the Member of Parliament, but how do we punish Mr.Hyde without the innocense of Dr. Henry Jekyll being prosecuted. Because you see, though Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde are two different people, they still share the blood running through one body. It is very important for the jury to understand the great breakthroughs of Dr.Jekyll and what he has given to science. It would be unethical for you to find my defendant guilty because you would be convicting not only a guilty man, but an innocent one as well.

Blog Assignment # 3: Character/Theme

  When I first saw the poll on Mrs. Flemings Blog I immetiatly picked Mr. Hyde. The reason I picked him was the way Stevenson described Mr. Hyde. He was so evil, so monsterous, so interesting. But then I quickly  realized that it was not him I was drawn to, it was Dr.Jekyll. I was very intrested in the relationship between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Through this mistery about Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde I believe Stevenson was trying to get a theme through. One theme Mr.Stevenson could have been trying to get through might have been human nature. When people do things that others tell them is wrong they usally do it because of human nature. What else would Dr. Jekyll have to do with Mr. Hyde? I believe there relation was for Dr.Jekyll's scientific pleasure. The pleasure of discovering something new, know matter if it hurt and ruins relationship between friends. Dr. Jekyll did what he wanted and in my opinion the experiment went very wrong all because Dr.Jekll would not listen to the people around him. Soon it was to late, no matter if Dr.Jekyll believes it or not he will never be able to get rid of Mr.Hyde. Stevenson was trying to let us know throughout this story that sometimes human nature is not a good thing and we should listen to people around us, not just our instincts.

"Story of the Door" Reaction

In the chapter "Story of the Door" I was blown away by some characters reactions. In one scene Mr. Enfield tells a memory about a man who trampled a young girl, and before the disfigured man could get away, Mr. Enfield collared the gentleman and brought him back to the scene. This moment makes me think about how I would have handled this situation differently in today's society. Today I would be terrified to just automatically grab this monster' s shirt and pull him back to the eight year old girl, like Mr. Enfield did. It would seem that someone as malicious as this monster to trample a child, as if she were an ant, has no conscious. In today's society, it is important to realise someone with no conscious may hurt me as well. This may be because I am just a little bigger then that eight year old girl, so I too, could be trampled just like her. But no matter the reason it would be crazy for someone like me to take charge with a grown, scary adult like Mr. Hyde.

As I read about Mr. Enfield's story I was brought back to the article "The Philosophy of Good and Evil" and how there is a balance between good and evil. Mr Hyde's action's can be seen as evil, since they can be judged by the good of Mr. Enfield. It is society that judges what is right and wrong, and our society does not allow for balderdash and abrasive behavior towards one another.

Within this memory Robert Louis Stevenson is trying to make Mr. Hyde sound like a monster with his contradicting phrases, such as  "trampled calmly over the child's body." Stevenson also describes Mr. Hyde as a monster yet ironically defining him dwarfish. It is hard to picture an abnormally small monster yet his play on words allows for an imagery that is engaging. Through making Mr. Hyde seem like a monster with Stevenson's word choices, I believe Stevenson is implying the potential theme of a contradiction within one being, fighting good and evil within.  

The Philosophy of Good and Evil in Humanity

The article "The Philosophy of Good and Evil"  by Michi Beck has made me question many things. Even though Good and Evil have been a big disgustion for years, nobody knows the real reason that makes something good or evil. Beck's first idea is that good and evil is defined by society and he brings up the concept of free will and how it plays into good and evil. Without a clear recognition of a communities rules, it would be hard to decipher what is concidered right or wrong/ good or evil, but once a society defines law then good and bad can be judged.
Becks also raises the question of the possibility of evil being removed from the world. I believe that this possibility could not be true because everything needs its opposite: black and white, tall and short, good and evil. Then once you get rid of evil, good would disappear also. I also believe that with free will comes choice. And choice allows the opportunity to break societies rules. The third argument Beck's makes agains evil remaining in the world is the question if evil has always been a part of humanity. I too believe evil has been present throughout history. By reading Beck's article, I have learned to be more critical when looking at society, laws, and free will.